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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name                  = Ponnani Lighthouse
| image_name            = Light house in Ponnani.jpg
| image_name            = Light house in Ponnani.jpg
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| caption                = The lighthouse in 2014
| caption                = The lighthouse in 2014
| location              = [[Ponnani]], [[Kerala]]<br />[[India]]
| location              = [[Ponnani]], [[Kerala]]<br />[[India]]
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| yearbuilt              = 1937 (first)<br />1948 (second)
| yearbuilt              = 1937 (first)<br />1948 (second)
| yearlit                = 1983 (current)
| yearlit                = 1983 (current)
| automated              =
| yeardeactivated        =
| foundation            =
| construction          = concrete tower
| construction          = concrete tower
| shape                  = dodecagon tower with balcony and lantern
| shape                  = dodecagon tower with balcony and lantern
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| height                = {{convert|30|m|ft}}
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| lens                  =
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| lightsource            = 500/600&nbsp;W (metal halide lamp)
| lightsource            = 500/600&nbsp;W (metal halide lamp)
(220/250&nbsp;V) AC
(220/250&nbsp;V) AC
| intensity              =
| range                  = {{convert|20.6|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=263&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Ponnani Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311170826/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=263&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |date=11 March 2016 }} Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships</ref>
| range                  = {{convert|20.6|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=263&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Ponnani Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311170826/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=263&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |date=11 March 2016 }} Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships</ref>
| characteristic        = Fl W 15s.
| characteristic        = Fl W 15s.
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| NGA                    = 27632
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'''Ponnani Lighthouse ''' is situated in [[Ponnani]], [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]] on the south bank of the [[Bharatappuzha|Bharathappuzha river]].<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility. The [[Ponnani]] port is located on the estuary of River [[Bharathappuzha]] (the longest river of Kerala) and [[Tirur River]].  
'''Ponnani Lighthouse ''' is situated in [[Ponnani]], [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]] on the south bank of the [[Bharatappuzha|Bharathappuzha river]]. It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility.


A flag staff used to assist the craft to negotiate the entrance to the port prior to a steel mast with an oil wick being hoisted in 1937. In 1948 a steel trestle was with a gas flasher was installed. After the present tower was constructed in 1983, the light source was replaced on 23 July 1995.<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Indian Lighthouses: An Overview |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |publisher=DGLL |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lighthouses">{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouses in Kerala |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
A flag staff used to assist the craft to negotiate the entrance to the port prior to a steel mast with an oil wick being hoisted in 1937. In 1948 a steel trestle was with a gas flasher was installed. After the present tower was constructed in 1983, the light source was replaced on 23 July 1995.<ref name="Dgll">{{cite web |title=Indian Lighthouses: An Overview |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |publisher=DGLL |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218163515/http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lighthouses">{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |title=Lighthouses in Kerala |access-date=21 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319042907/http://kerala.bizhat.com/lighthouses.html |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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{{stack|{{Portal|India|Engineering}}}}
* [[Ports in Kerala]]
* [[List of lighthouses in India]]
* [[List of lighthouses in India]]


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{{Lighthouses in Kerala}}
{{Lighthouses in Kerala}}
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[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]

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Ponnani Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2014
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LocationTemplate:Wikidata location
OS gridTemplate:Gbmappingsmall
Coordinates10°46′41″N 75°55′01″E / 10.778010°N 75.917027°E / 10.778010; 75.917027
Constructed1937 (first)
1948 (second)
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower height30 metres (98 ft)
Tower shapedodecagon tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and black horizontal bands
Template:Infobox lighthouse/light

Ponnani Lighthouse is situated in Ponnani, Malappuram district, Kerala on the south bank of the Bharathappuzha river.[2] It was commissioned on 17 April 1983. The tower has a circular cross-section and a height of 30 meters. The light source is a metal halide lamp. The lighthouse has direct drive facility. The Ponnani port is located on the estuary of River Bharathappuzha (the longest river of Kerala) and Tirur River.

A flag staff used to assist the craft to negotiate the entrance to the port prior to a steel mast with an oil wick being hoisted in 1937. In 1948 a steel trestle was with a gas flasher was installed. After the present tower was constructed in 1983, the light source was replaced on 23 July 1995.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ponnani Lighthouse Archived 11 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  2. ↑ Template:Cite rowlett
  3. ↑ "Indian Lighthouses: An Overview" (PDF). DGLL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lighthouses in Kerala". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

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